Aims and Objectives Aim to cover: essential Library services and facilities outline how to use the Libraries and search our collections important computing services Able to use Library services, facilities and collections effectively
Overview LIBRARY Outline library facilities, services, resources Borrowing Search tools Look at Primo Accessing our databases Where to go for help COMPUTING Computer availability Registration Email Student Portal and MyAberdeen Home file space (H:/drive) Wireless Campus Remote access Where to go for help
One Library on 4 Sites Taylor Library (Taylor Building, Dunbar St) law, UK official publications, OECD and UN publications, European Documentation Centre (EDC) The Sir Duncan Rice Library (Bedford Road) arts, divinity, economic and social sciences, biological sciences, mathematics & physical sciences, engineering NOTE: criminology material on Floor 6 Medical Library (Medical School, Foresterhill Campus) anatomy, biochemistry, clinical medicine, molecular & cell biology, pharmacology, physiology Reid Library (Rowett Institute, Bucksburn) animal health and nutrition
Meet the Taylor Team Lin Eleni Nicola Ross Anne Alison
Taylor Library: Term-time Opening Hours Mon Thurs: 09.00-22.00 Friday: 09.00-20.00 Saturday: 09.00-22.00 Sunday: 13.00-22.00 (11.00 at UL) Vacation hours vary
Resources What Taylor Library Offers Printed materials: Books: numerical sequence, most books 340 349 range Journals and Law Reports: in alphabetical order (title) European Documentation Centre Official Publications (Scotland, UK) Web-based e-resources: e-books, e-journals, e-databases Westlaw, Lexis Library, HeinOnline Specialist databases: OGEL, KluwerArbitration, ABI Inform Complete E-book databases: ebrary, SpringerLink, ScienceDirect Services & facilities
Basic Rules MUST carry your university ID card Consume bottled water (no food or other drinks) Take care of personal belongings Please observe the Silent Study areas Switch mobile phones to silent Texting OK (but please switch to silent) Please don t make or take calls inside the library
Library Study Environment 2 areas strictly for SILENT individual study Feel free to ask anyone nearby who is disturbing you to be quiet If noise persists ask a member of Library staff to speak to the people concerned May be asked to show your ID card to a member of Library staff May be asked to leave the Library end resort reported to the Law School
BLOCK D SILENT STUDY AREA BLOCK C
BLOCK D SILENT STUDY AREA BLOCK C
Study Spaces All libraries have networked PCs and wireless network Taylor Library Reading tables with power points Computer classroom (10 PCs) + PC clusters The Sir Duncan Rice Library Reading tables with power points Soft seating; round tables Silent study rooms 3 PC classrooms 4 Co-Labs on each floor (3-6) for groups up to 6
Group Study Spaces Bookable project rooms Taylor Library (book @ issue desk) 2 rooms (Project Room 2 has PC and OHP) ½ hour slots, max. 1 hour per group The Sir Duncan Rice Library 2 rooms (Floor 7) Book: online at groupstudyrooms@abdn.ac.uk in person at the Information Centre, Floor 1, The Sir Duncan Rice Library
Borrowing rights and responsibilities Student ID card is your Library card you need it to borrow material and to get into Taylor Library + The Sir Duncan Rice Library 20 items allowance (includes 2 items from Heavy Demand to take home) Request items from site libraries on other campuses (not The Sir Duncan Rice Library) + remote stores
Borrowing rights and responsibilities Please DO NOT annotate library books (NOT EVEN WITH PENCIL!) You can recall material on loan to other users via Primo Items can be recalled from you by others even during vacation Need permission to take books out of the country (contact Nicola Will: n.will@abdn.ac.uk) Always notify the library of a change in your address Please respect other library users See regulations at www.abdn.ac.uk/library/get-started/library-regulations/
Loan Periods Long loan Keep until end of the Summer term Subject to recall at any time 4-week loan (white tab on spine) 3 Day loan (yellow tab on spine) Return within 3 days, weekends included Place Holds to reserve these 24 hour restricted loan (fines 55 pence per hour/item) Fines are charged for late returns 1.00 per day
Loan Periods Heavy Demand (blue tab on spine) Books and articles required by a large number of students Shelved in separate HD collection Consult in Taylor Library (up to 4 books) - must use self-issue machine to remove from HD area Borrow up to 2 books must return by 10.30am next day/monday if taken out on Friday Bookable (on Primo) up to 3 weeks in advance Fines are charged for late returns 75p per hour/per item
Loan Periods HD Reference (blue/red tab on spine) For consultation in Library Borrow 1 item at a time 3 hour loan period (pre-set, bookable) Available at Taylor Library Issue Desk Bookable up to 3 weeks in advance
Renew loans via Primo not Heavy Demand!
Communication Library uses your university email address Check email regularly Notices for collection + requests for return Clear your email Inbox regularly library@abdn.ac.uk (system generated for recalls etc.) lawlib@abdn.ac.uk
Photocopying, Scanning, Printing MFDs in all libraries Taylor = 3 x b&w; 1 x colour Printing + photocopying costs: B+W (A4 single) 4 pence/side; (A4 double) 3 pence/side Photocopying costs: 5 pence/sheet Scanning costs: 1 penny/scan using the MFD screen can only scan + email 1 sheet at a time Remember to log out when finished
Photocopying, Scanning, Printing Top up your account Start with 1 Pay online via PrintManage system (on student portal + desktop shortcut in PC classrooms) Pay cash at Computing Centre Reception Monday Friday between 12.30 and 14.00
Library WHY? You won t Google yourself to a good LLM!
Library why you need to use it Library spends 2.4M per year on books, journals and other materials Provides electronic and paper based materials (not everything is electronic!) Information retrieval skills to help you study more effectively Knowledgeable and professional library staff for help and support
Library Resources Electronic and print > 1 million books in libraries >70,000 full text e-books in Ebrary >14,000 e-journals +300 databases including the major Law databases Electronic resources available 24/7 on/off campus See Virtual Library wiki at http://aberdeenuniversityvirtuallibrary.pbworks.com
Library Resources - Search Tools Isn t one perfect place to go for all the academic information you need! Use the best tool for the type of information you need: Primo (Resource Discovery Tool) Library Catalogue (via Primo or separately) Electronic databases E-books Journal articles Search engines (Google) for info not on databases
What does Primo do? Searches across all our collections (library catalogue, special collections catalogues and museum catalogues) Tells you what books and journals the library holds Provides an A-Z list of e-journals Links to e-journals and e-books available in full text Tells you what e-databases we have that are relevant to your subject Links to e-databases containing journals so that you can search them for academic papers on your subject Search for and link to past exam papers
Where you can access Primo On/off campus: from any computer (with access to the Internet) via the Library s website at www.abdn.ac.uk/library/ Login to Primo to use useful features such as recalling books out on loan and requesting transfers of books from other libraries or stores
Library Home Page at www.abdn.ac.uk/library/ Access to Search Tools via Search Our Collections tab on top navigation bar Search Our Collections search box or Advanced Search
Accessing Search Tools
Setting up your computer Important to do this to have access to legal databases off campus (Westlaw UK, LexisNexis, HeinOnline etc.) 2 ways to access our subscription databases: Login using your University computer username + password (Shibboleth) IP address To set up access to subscription databases off-campus Go to www.abdn.ac.uk/proxy/ Follow instructions for your operating system/web browser
Tip: finding item on your reading list William Schabas, Abolition of the death penalty in international law (Cambridge University Press, 2002) Use Primo
Primo: find an item on your reading list or reference Go to Library home page at www.abdn.ac.uk/library/ Type 1 or 2 keywords from title + author family name in search box, e.g. death schabas penalty
Primo book search cont. Click on title to link to an e-book in a new window
Primo book search cont.
Primo: finding books on a topic What books do we have on double jeopardy? Go to www.abdn.ac.uk/library/ In the Primo search box type in legal topic, e.g. double jeopardy = look for phrases
Primo topic search cont. Library home page at www.abdn.ac.uk/library/
Primo topic search cont.
Primo topic search cont. NOTE: for items On Shelf status = can only use Request to ask for books held in Medical Library, Reid Library or remote store, or out on loan to someone else
How do I find databases relevant to Law? Open Search Our Collections tab
Finding law resources Use Subject A-Z links to law resources
Subject resources for Law
Subject resources for Law
Electronic databases for Law
Alternative link straight to databases from the Taylor Library home page
Library guides and help
Library guides and help www.abdn.ac.uk/library/support/guides/#law
Library on MyAberdeen
More help... Web 2.0 QR barcodes (for owners of smart phones) link to info online Twitter http://twitter.com/aberdeenunilib Facebook http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/groups/273835 832640266/ Legal Information Update blog http://aberdeenuniliblawinfo.wordpress.com/ Quick Query Instant Messaging Service http://www.abdn.ac.uk/library/
More help still... Vodcasts (video-style demos on how to plan a search, use major databases etc.) Virtual Library wiki http://aberdeenuniversityvirtuallibrary. pbworks.com InfoSkills wiki http://aberdeenunilibskills.pbworks.com/ Find it Fast! lunch time workshops http://www.abdn.ac.uk/coursebooking/ TAYLOR LIBRARY STAFF!
Help Desks Taylor Help Desk: 9am 4.30pm (term-time) Email: lawlib@abdn.ac.uk IT Service Desk (Edward Wright Building G83) Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 9am 5pm Wed:9am 11am & 12noon - 5pm Email: servicedesk@abdn.ac.uk
Introduction to Computing Service
Computing services E-mail account for life (10GB) Microsoft Office 2010 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Accessibility tools MFDs: printing/scanning/photocopying Home filespace (H: drive 4GB) and Windows Live Skydrive (25GB) and lots more.... 53
Registration (ereg) You need to REGISTER to obtain your personal computer user id and password Allocated during e-registration process Can be done in any PC classroom or Over the Internet at www.abdn.ac.uk/ereg
Computing - ereg ereg gives you: a personal University computer username and password (userid) a University student email account access to Student Portal & MyAberdeen Student Portal: personal details (incl. exam results; payments) MyAberdeen: (course lectures and related material)
Authorisation After registering, you will not be able to login immediately Your computer username and password are authorised overnight Should be able to login next day - contact the IT Service Desk if you have problems servicedesk@abdn.ac.uk tel. 01224 273636
Computing facilities - WHERE? Free wireless network (Eduroam and Resnet). See www.abdn.ac.uk/wireless/ >1,600 PCs in >25 classrooms and clusters 24 hour access in MacRobert Building & Edward Wright Building clusters in libraries and halls of residence From home, via broadband Thinking of buying a laptop? see www.studentstore.co.uk/aberdeen 58
Wireless Campus Secure access 24/7, 365 days a year See http://www.abdn.ac.uk/wireless for more information and set up instructions Laptop clinics (17-28 September) 09:00-17:00 at the InfoHub and F91 in Edward Wright Cover e-reg + wireless connectivity problems After that take laptops to the IT Service desk at Edward Wright Building, Ground Floor, room G83 Between hours 9am-12noon & 2pm-5pm Help also available on Floor 1, Sir Duncan Rice Library
Access to PCs on campus Normal hours Computer classrooms when not booked Libraries and Halls of Residence See: www.abdn.ac.uk/freepcs/ Evenings & weekends Libraries (during opening hours) See: www.abdn.ac.uk/library/getstarted/opening-hours/ Halls of residence 24 hour card-access areas to Edward Wright Building + MacRobert Building
Off Campus Access Email and web-based resources (including legal databases) can be accessed from any computer connected to the Internet Links to essential information and software for off campus access users at: www.abdn.ac.uk/dit/student/network/ remoteaccess.php Instructions on how to configure the web browser on your own computer at: www.abdn.ac.uk/proxy/
Desk Top Accessibility aids Utilities Common Applications Subject Specific
Print budgets Top up in 2 ways: Electronically via Student Portal Over the counter at the Computing Centre reception desk (Edward Wright Building) 12.30 14.00 Monday to Friday
Computing - Summary 4 GB storage space on H:\ drive Student email address (10 GB storage) How the library (and academic staff!) contact you Important when borrowing/requesting books Student card = Library card Activate it at website as quickly as possible (24 hour delay) Activated card - essential for getting into Library, borrowing books and printing Valid University computer username and password needed for lots of services!
PLEASE REMEMBER! Classroom PCs log you out automatically after 20 minutes inactivity Countdown after 10 minutes inactivity Any unsaved changes to open files will be lost!
If you have a problem then don t be afraid to ask for help We don t bite!